First Stop - Pooh Cottage Holiday Park, Budleigh Salterton 5th-7th July

Well OK, not quite the first stop of the holiday as we stayed at Hereford on the Friday night. BUT our first night in the camper. All was well until we arrived, when the heavens opened. After about 10 minutes Sarah and Jon arrived and we sat in our vans until there was a break in the weather when we put up our awnings. A freak gust of wind managed to bend some of the poles on the JK awning but Jon managed to sort it out so they could still use it. That was the taste of the bad weather to come! We went down to the local pub that night. Food was good and it was a nice enough setting for our first night. The Dog and Donkey about 5 mins walk from the campsite.

On the Sunday morning there was a break in the weather and we walked into Budleigh. We had a nice walk along the front and on the pebble beach. It sure was windy though. Now after a walk especially when you have a toddler to think about you want to sit down, and have a drink and snack. There really wasn't anywhere in Budliegh that was child friendly. In fact we found the people really rude and selfish. What a strange place considering it should be chasing some tourist trade. We managed to get a seat outside a the Cosy Teapot (as we weren't allowed inside) then the heavens opened. The rudest woman we have ever encountered lives above that tea shop. She shouted at us for leaving little Sam asleep in his buggy a few feet away from us under the awning of the shop next door which was closed. Thankfully a little later on the Salterton Arms opened which was a lovely pub, clean and well done out, and warm AND DRY!